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Game Recap
DAL5
FinalThu, Mar 27, 2025Every game that night
CGY2

DAL beat CGY 5-2 despite fewer good chances: 3.58 expected goals to 4.30. CGY outshot DAL 48 to 19. N. Kadri led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Weegar had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. C. DeSmith stopped 46 of 48.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DAL1225
CGY0112
  1. 1st 7:09DALR. Hintz0.18 xG
  2. 2nd 8:12CGYN. Kadri0.07 xG
  3. 2nd 12:55DALW. Johnston0.45 xG
  4. 2nd 14:11DALM. Granlund0.22 xG
  5. 3rd 0:16CGYN. KadriPP0.03 xG
  6. 3rd 13:22DALM. Rantanen0.24 xG
  7. 3rd 18:11DALM. DucheneEN0.90 xG

Team Stats

DALCGY
19Shots on goal48
3.58Expected goals4.30
48Shot attempts106
125v5 shots on goal38
0/2Power play1/4
20Hits26
32Blocked shots18
18Penalty minutes14
13Giveaways11
3Takeaways2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

DAL 3.58 xGCGY 4.30 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdDAL goal, 7:09CGY goal, 8:12DAL goal, 12:55DAL goal, 14:11CGY goal, 0:16DAL goal, 13:22DAL goal, 18:11

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

DAL16 on goal, 5 scored
CGY47 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. RantanenRW112110+21216:402:14
R. HintzC112211+2016:002:11
J. RobertsonLW022202+2015:352:15
M. GranlundC112101+1014:541:49
M. MarchmentLW022052+1014:411:44
M. DucheneC112221+1014:191:48
W. JohnstonC101400+1216:351:36
O. BäckC0000010015:150:00
S. SteelC0000200014:260:00
J. BennLW000111+1014:081:46
E. DadonovLW0000030011:480:00
M. BourqueC000200+1011:360:00
T. HarleyD000313+4024:233:11
E. LindellD0000170022:540:37
C. CeciD000115+1021:310:00
I. LyubushkinD0000120217:340:00
M. DumbaD000003+2015:580:49
L. BichselD000040+1214:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith48462.95860:00Win
J. Oettinger000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KadriC202400-2021:095:39
J. HuberdeauLW011301-2019:484:24
M. FrostC011300-1018:474:26
M. PospisilC011550-2215:102:31
C. ZaryC0112010012:561:46
B. ColemanLW0004310019:322:49
M. CoronatoRW000310-1018:424:31
M. BacklundC000500-1017:071:03
J. FarabeeLW0004210016:371:34
A. KlapkaRW000151-2109:290:00
R. LombergLW000130-107:260:00
K. RooneyC000000-107:170:00
M. WeegarD000724-1225:564:36
R. AnderssonD000204-3023:182:43
K. BahlD000123-2019:540:03
J. HanleyD0002210019:520:00
J. BeanD000010-1012:530:00
D. MiromanovD000101-1011:130:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf18144.77858:54Loss
D. Vladar000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDAL 3.1, CGY 3.1DAL 5, CGY 2
Total goals6.27
Shots on goalDAL 26.7, CGY 30.9DAL 19, CGY 48
Win chanceCGY 50%DAL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CGY N. Kadri3.440.89232%2
DAL J. Robertson2.620.94233%0
CGY M. Weegar2.470.53011%0
CGY M. Coronato2.330.60024%0
DAL W. Johnston2.340.74129%1
DAL M. Rantanen2.210.86231%1
CGY B. Coleman2.140.51022%0
CGY J. Huberdeau2.130.88126%0
DAL T. Harley2.030.58012%0
CGY M. Frost2.030.58120%0
CGY R. Andersson2.020.41010%0
CGY C. Zary1.920.51121%0
DAL R. Hintz1.820.77229%1
DAL M. Marchment1.800.53221%0
DAL M. Duchene1.720.74226%1
CGY M. Backlund1.750.36014%0
CGY J. Farabee1.740.41017%0
DAL M. Granlund1.610.62215%1
CGY M. Pospisil1.450.37111%0
DAL J. Benn1.410.54018%0
DAL E. Lindell1.200.2806%0
DAL E. Dadonov1.100.38014%0
CGY D. Miromanov1.110.1805%0
CGY K. Bahl1.110.2204%0
DAL M. Bourque1.020.34014%0
CGY J. Bean1.000.1504%0
DAL S. Steel1.000.2609%0
DAL C. Ceci1.010.2604%0
CGY A. Klapka0.910.1409%0
DAL L. Bichsel0.800.1604%0
CGY J. Hanley0.820.1503%0
DAL M. Dumba0.700.1203%0
CGY K. Rooney0.700.1306%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.710.1106%0
DAL I. Lyubushkin0.700.1702%0
DAL O. Bäck0.500.2008%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.